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Number of employees - U.S. freight rail industry 2014-2017
Number of employees in U.S. freight rail industry from 2014 to 2017 (in 1,000s)
by E. Mazareanu,
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Jul 5, 2019
This statistic illustrates the number of employees working in the U.S. freight rail industry from 2014 to 2017. In 2017, approximately 170,000 people were employed by Class I railroads in the United States.
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by E. Mazareanu,
last edited
Jul 5, 2019
This statistic illustrates the number of employees working in the U.S. freight rail industry from 2014 to 2017. In 2017, approximately 170,000 people were employed by Class I railroads in the United States.
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- United States
- Survey time period
- 2014 to 2017
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The statistic includes data for the following class I railroads: BNSF Railway, CSX Transportation, Grand Trunk Corporation, Kansas City Southern Railway, Norfolk Southern, Soo Line Corporation and Union Pacific
The figures were rounded.
Data up to 2016 was taken from a previous edition. 2017 is provisional data.
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- United States
- Survey time period
- 2014 to 2017
- Supplementary notes
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The statistic includes data for the following class I railroads: BNSF Railway, CSX Transportation, Grand Trunk Corporation, Kansas City Southern Railway, Norfolk Southern, Soo Line Corporation and Union Pacific
The figures were rounded.
Data up to 2016 was taken from a previous edition. 2017 is provisional data.
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